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One way to support your kids as they head off to school is to make sure they’re getting enough essential nutrients like omega-3 fats. Here’s how omega-3s can affect your child’s success with both social and academic tasks.*

Get ready for a once-in-a-lifetime total eclipse of the sun. The spectacle reminds us how important healthy habits are for eye health, and how to protect eyes from other potentially damaging sources of light.

If you love football, then you and our Sports and Fitness Product Category Manager, Kerry Gobei, already have something in common. Read her perspective on working behind the scenes in the pro sports world, and hear how she takes time out to recharge.

People have been eating fermented foods as far back as 6,000 BC. There’s a reason for that—fermented foods naturally contain the friendly bacteria our bodies needs to thrive.* What exactly do these little bugs do for us, and why are fermented foods and probiotics so essential?

Our medicines take on lives of their own because it’s hard to imagine we might not need them again some day. But not all medicines—or supplements—are worth saving. Here’s how to decide what makes the cut, and spark some Marie Kondo joy in your cabinet.

Midnight Sun and White Nights: What Summer in Arctic Norway Can Teach Us about Sleep

The constant light of Arctic summer and the irresistible pull of longer, activity-filled days can make getting enough sleep challenging. Turns out, Norwegians can teach us a thing or two about avoiding sleepless nights here in our corner of the world.

No one likes a trip to the doctor—the sniffly, germy waiting rooms, nurses with clipboards, those emasculating gowns. Men especially hate going. Kinda like how your dog hates going to the vet. Here’s my strategy: I try really hard not to go.

If you buy Nordic Naturals products from one of our overseas distributors, you might have indirectly crossed paths with our very own Derek Bodkin. Read our interview with Derek here, and watch him whistling on stage at the 2016 Redwood Ramble music festival.

Few things can be more frustrating than getting a child to eat what we parents consider healthy foods. Years of mealtime anxiety motivated me to come up with a few creative strategies to coax my picky eater to broaden his eating choices. Here’s what worked for me:

When Cosmopolitan magazine published a story advising their readers to skip their omega-3 supplements, we felt we should share what we know about fish oil and its well-established safety and health benefits.

Ocean "smog" created from the disposable plastics we all throw away has become a huge concern. Right now, there are some 270,000 tons of trash swirling around the world's oceans in giant, tangled heaps.